WASHINGTON — President Trump publicly scolded air site visitors controllers who took break day work throughout the 40-plus days they went with out pay because of the authorities shutdown.
“For people who did nothing however complain, and took break day, regardless that everybody knew they might be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the longer term, I’m NOT HAPPY WITH YOU,” Trump declared on Reality Social. “You’ll have a unfavourable mark, a minimum of in my thoughts, towards your document.”
The president additionally introduced that he’ll advocate a “bonus of $10,000 per individual” for the air site visitors controllers “who had been GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn’t take ANY TIME OFF for the ‘Democrat Shutdown Hoax.’”
“All Air Site visitors Controllers should get again to work, NOW!!! Anybody who doesn’t will probably be considerably ‘docked,’” he additional warned.
Hundreds of flights nationwide have been delayed or canceled because the Transportation Division introduced service cutbacks final week because of the ongoing lapse in appropriations.
The Nationwide Air Site visitors Controllers Affiliation has denied any coordinated efforts by controllers to name in sick throughout the shutdown.
